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• Knowing the Facts about Heat Stress in Mining
  6/29/2017 - Safety alerts
  Learn about the risks associated with heat stress in mining and what you can do to keep yourself safe.
• Assessing and Evaluating Human Systems Integration Needs in Mining
  6/12/2017 - Research projects
  A project to use a systems approach to characterize what information needs to be provided to mine workers, determine the timing and format of that information, and then use this information to develop alternatives to interfaces design.
• Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP)
  6/5/2017 - Research projects
  A project to maintain a Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) designed to identify the incidence and progression of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis in all coal miners.
• Workplace Perceptions of Safety
  6/1/2017 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing what workers think about health and safety, why it matters, and what you can do about it.
• How Miners in Low Coal Respond to the CPDM
  4/1/2017 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing a series of low-seam coal mine visits made by NIOSH researchers to understand what unique challenges may exist for miners who are required to use the CPDM while working in low coal.
• Communications and Tracking Systems Modeling and Performance
  3/13/2017 - Research projects
  A project to enhance the understanding of underground mining communication and tracking system performance through the development and validation of radio signal propagation models.
• NIOSH Hearing Loss Prevention Unit is at CONEXPO-CON/AGG
  3/6/2017 - Calls for participation
  NIOSH Mining's Hearing Loss Prevention Unit is offering free hearing tests at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 in Las Vegas!
• Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Applications in Underground Coal Mines
  12/17/2016 - Research projects
  A project to investigate the feasibility potential to develop and implement IIoT concepts into the mining industry.
• Technology Upgrade of the Sarcos Snake Robot
  11/28/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to provide a technology upgrade to the Sarcos snake robot that was built to assist in mine emergencies.
• Interface and Job Design
  10/25/2016 - Research areas
  Interface and Job Design topic page.